A few more interesting things, as I attempt to clear all those open browser windows: PR journalism. Very good design, but very bad journalism, says Juan Antonio Giner. “This is what can kill a newspaper.” Looking for good news. Steve Yelvington continues his campaign to help journalists understand how media works and their role in [...]
If I were smarter, I would have bought CanWest stock a couple of weeks back when it was 34 cents a share. It ended last year, and started this one, strong, closing today at 91 cents after briefly flirting with $1. The stock has been on a steady climb over the past 10 days or [...]
I have collected far too many links for a single post, so I may spread them out over the weekend. The Rise of Cloud Agents. A whole new concept to get my mind around: software to help deal with the massive amounts of data around us. Some implications for media here, although I’m not yet [...]
Over the last several days, I’ve come across these headlines in the feedreader. One More Newspaper Gives Up the Ghost: Spanish Language Hoy New York Goes Web-Only Kansan going online-only starting Jan. 10 AsiaWeek kills print edition: A growing trend? Three related bits of news do not a trend make. Or do they?
A note: One of my students who’s is on Twitter (@sarahsodyssey) was responsible for me finding Suzanna Yada’s Resolutions for journalism students, part I: Become invaluable, the essential post I mentioned earlier today. That’s a Twitter first for me: my students are starting to beat me to the good stuff. Now I know what a [...]
A few thoughts for my students before heading back to the classroom. Yes, I know some of you “only want to write.” That’s fine: the world needs more polished writers and storytellers. I’m not going to argue, either, that it limits your job prospects, because determined, talented people will always find their niche. But the [...]
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